Enjoy some screen-free family time together looking, discussing, painting and drawing with Nela Hadija.   Explore your creativity and join us for another informal Family Workshop where you will look and discuss the solo exhibition in video, photography and text by Caoimhin Gaffney’s titled All at Once Collapsing Together.   Inspired by nature, sea life […]

Landscape In Contemporary Irish Art Dr Yvonne Scott Friday 11th October at 11am Fridays at the Gallery   Presented within the context of Embracing Vision: 100 Years of the FNCI and Caoimhín Gaffney’s All at Once Collapsing Together, Dr Yvonne Scott reflects on her recent publication Landscape and the Environment in Contemporary Irish Art, published […]

Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibitions on Wednesday 25th September at 12noon.   In this talk, Jean focuses on Caoimhín Gaffney’s practice as expressed in All at Once Collapsing Together which continues until November 2nd.   Places are charged €5 per person, and the session runs for […]

St Peter’s Place as seen from the Blue School   An exploration of a work by artist and founder of the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection – Bea Orpen   Culture Night Gallery Talk by Brian Trench Friday 20th at 7.30pm, free, but booking essential as space is limited   Founders of the Collection, husband and […]

Friday 20th September 6.15-8.45pm Drop-in Family Workshop   Using the FNCI Embracing Vision and Caoimhin Gaffney’s All at Once Collapsing Together exhibitions as starting points, in this drop in workshop you will explore nature and environment around us – land , wildlife, water, insects and plants.   You will experiment with different art mediums like […]

Join a lively and reflective discussion with artist Claire Halpin, in a participant-centred session, its ambition to create inclusive discussion around artwork and our Exhibition, Caomhín Gaffney: Solo Exhibition, from 11am.   Using Visual Thinking Strategies, the session is more a discussion where you can offer your opinion in what is going on in the […]

FNCI Exhibition Workshop – Collages A Gallery-based workshop led by artist Caoimhe O’Dwyer 10.30am -11.30am   NOTE: Each ticket includes 1 Parent & 1 Child   Exploring the FNCI Exhibition in the Upper Gallery ‘Embracing Vision’, artist Caoimhe O’Dwyer will lead you and your little one through an informal workshop looking at paintings and the […]

Join the curatorial team, invited contemporary artist and poet/community activist & art historian for a rich & varied informal gallery talk.   Embracing Vision: Celebrating 100 Years of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland Saturday 7th September 2pm – 3pm   Join the ATR Curatorial Group for a curator and artists’ talk, with exhibiting artist Francis Matthews […]